Obituaries

ST. LOUIS — .Annette (Monsour) Molina, 47 of St. Louis, MO, formerly of
Longmont, Colo., died at 10 a.m. Monday Nov. 16, 2009 at the Missouri
Baptist Medical Center following a sudden illness.
She was born April 20, 1962, in Pittsburg, KS, the daughter of Peter and
Maralyne (Owens) Monsour. She attended and graduated from St. Mary’
s Colgan with honors and went on to Pittsburg State University where she
was on the Dean’s Honor Roll and received degrees in Chemistry and
Biology. She was accepted into medical school at Kirksville, MO.
On July 2, 2005, she was united in marriage to Robert Molina in
California.
Annette always had concern for others. She tried hard to show her love
of God by loving her family and friends. She brought a ray of sunlight
with her smile and was always trying to help anyone in need. She
showed this through her professional life by working in pharmaceutical
research. At present she was the Manager of Clinical Data for Covidien
Pharmaceutical Company. She also worked in Kansas, California,
Massachusetts and internationally in Germany. She loved her profession
knowing that she was working in an area which could improve the lives of
others. She had just moved to the St. Louis area to take the position with
Covidien before becoming ill.
Survivors include her husband Robert of Longmont, CO, father and
mother of Pittsburg; three sisters: Maresa Monsour of Pittsburg, Alesia
McDonald of Clinton, MO, and Zena Weist of Overland Park, KS, a
brother Peter Monsour, III and many cherished nieces and nephews who
were very important in her life.
A celebration of her life Memorial Mass will be at 11:30 am, Thursday,
November 19, 2009, with Fr. Thomas Stroot as Celebrant. Private
inurnment will take place at a later date. Parish rosary will be recited at 7
p.m., Wednesday, at the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, family will receive
friends following the rosary. Condolences may be left at www.bathnaylor.
com. Memorials may be made to the St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital, these may be left at or mailed to the funeral home.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home
522 S. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS, 66762.
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